Intel Core i7 12700K vs Intel Core i3 6100
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Skylake
Processor Number
i7-12700K
i3-6100
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
HD Graphics 530
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
125 W
51 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
-
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
2
Performance Core Threads
16
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
-
Total Core Count
12
2
Total Thread Count
20
4
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
37x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
3 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
1050 MHz
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,944
1,003
Cinebench R23
22,801
2,565
Geekbench 6
2,625
1,146
Geekbench 5
2,084
924
Geekbench 6
14,728
2,487
Geekbench 5
15,499
2,023
Cinebench 2024
114
-
Cinebench 2024
1,172
-
Blender
364
40
Passmark CPU
4,040
2,192
Passmark CPU
34,674
4,140